The 'vehicle hostage' tow truck scam occurs when a towing company takes a car without proper consent or inflates the towing ...

The mix of rain, cold and snow made for slippery road conditions in the area and a busy day for tow truck companies.

Towing capacity isn’t just based on what’s being hauled, but rather the whole package–cargo and trailer. If a vehicle has a 5,000-lb tow capacity and is hauling a 3,200-lb car atop a 1,000-lb trailer, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s called “predatory towing.” Tow trucks take your car, often for questionable reasons, then make it as expensive as possible to get it back, and sometimes you don’t.